I was interested in a Shihpoo after just losing my previous one suddenly. A good personal companion with a sweet personality and a shotgun rider! Recently engaged and buying our first home, those four little feet following behind your every move was missed greatly.
I was very interested in finding a “responsible” breeder. Although I know a lot more about what that truly means now after knowing and working with Risa, at the time, that meant that I wanted a breeder who had good quality litters. Risa and her husband are the epitome of what you want in a dog breeder. I got very lucky to have stumbled upon them and on a scale from 1-10 they are a 10. With this scale I measure all other breeders and it doesn’t necessarily matter that they all fall short, because I can’t imagine buying a dog from anyone else.
I chose Brick House Puppies because Risa was a thoughtful communicator from the very beginning, and we had meaningful conversations about her dogs, my life and her’s as well. Have you ever had a connection or friendship with someone you never met? Because I definitely didn’t before now. I could tell she genuinely cared for her dogs as family members, and I felt I would receive a lot of ongoing support once I purchased one of her dogs.
For now we have purchased one Shihpoo from Brick House Puppies, but working my fiancé for a SECOND! So that may pretty much says it all. Our experience has been the utmost positive. If we could have eight of her dogs, we probably would! By “we” I mean me. I could write a novel about our dog. He’s gorgeous, well-tempered, great with kids and a cherished family companion, and a million other things. I can’t say enough about him.
I would just like to thank Risa (and Jaydon, and the whole Brick House Puppies “team”) for the role they’ve played in our lives in making it possible for us to live with our absolute cherished family member. We can’t imagine our lives without our wonderful dog, and it is a privilege to be their caretakers, even though sometimes it truly is the dogs who are taking care of us. We’ll be loyal and lifelong customers. More than that, over this experience, Risa has been an amazing resource and a wonderful friend to us. We are extremely grateful for everything.